George Washington High School (San Francisco)
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Of all victories first and greatest is for a man to conquer himself - Plato
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600 32nd Avenue San Francisco, California, United States |
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| Established | August 4, 1936 |
| Principal | Ericka Lovrin |
| Faculty | 110 |
| Enrollment | 2,311 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Gray |
| Teams | Washington Eagles |
| Website | Home Page |
Coordinates: 37°46′40.13″N 122°29′31.24″W / 37.7778139°N 122.4920111°W
600 32nd Avenue
George Washington High School is a public high school in Richmond District, San Francisco, California. The school is a part of the San Francisco Unified School District. In 2011, Washington High was ranked by Newsweek's Jay Mathews Challenge Index as the 497th best high school in the United States.
George Washington High School opened on August 4, 1936 to serve as a secondary school for the people of San Francisco’s Richmond District. The school was built on a budget of $8,000,000, on a site overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. The lobby is decorated with murals by Victor Arnautoff in the "buon fresco" styles. They depict scenes from the life and times of George Washington. The stadium, auditorium, and gymnasium were added in 1940. The school was formally dedicated on Armistice Day of 1940. The accomplishments of its students in various fields of academics, athletics, leadership, and extracurricular activities have given George Washington High School an outstanding reputation among California high schools. The school was also used in an episode of the hit TV series "The Streets of San Francisco." Maureen McCormick plays a teenage hooker attending the school. There are two scenes showing the school and its view of the Golden Gate Bridge. The episode was in season five.
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